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Referred to in the West as the Three Baskets, the Tripitaka includes the Vinaya Pitaka, the Sutta Pitaka, and the Abhidhamma Pitaka. Is Tripitaka a Hindu? Buddhists have a sacred text called the tripitaka. The Hindus have texts named the Vedas and the Upanishads. The Vedas are the oldest sacredRead More →

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Origins of the Tripitaka A monk named Upali recited the Buddha’s rules for monks and nuns from memory, and the Buddha’s cousin and attendant, Ananda, recited the Buddha’s sermons. The assembly accepted these recitations as the accurate teachings of the Buddha, and they became known as the Sutra-pitaka and theRead More →